Five Japanese companies that are promoting overseas expansion in the Global South (Southeast Asia, India, etc.) using subsidies from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will be speaking at the Global Bridge Conference 2025 (GBC2025) to be held on December 12, 2025.

GBC2025】Five companies that are promoting overseas expansion through the Global South Future-oriented Co-creation Project Subsidy will take the stage! /December 12, 2025 (Friday) Short Pitch and Poster Exchange

The five companies on the panel have technologies that are directly related to maintaining and securing infrastructure in their countries, such as preserving marine ecosystems, DX for water supply and plumbing, child monitoring, and smart factories.

At this conference, we will deepen discussions on how these latest technologies can solve global issues and create a flexible society through short pitches and poster exchanges, and create new collaborations.

List of companies speaking (in no particular order)

• Inoka Corporation:With a vision of "creating a world where people and nature coexist in harmony," the company has a unique technology concept called "environmental transfer technology" that models arbitrary marine environments and enables environmental analysis in laboratories, and promotes joint research with various major companies and research institutions. Conducted a demonstration project in Malaysia for DXing marine ecosystems using environmental transfer technology.

• Industry Alpha, Inc.With the mission of "designing and realizing smart factories and warehouses," the company develops general-purpose AGVs (unmanned guided vehicles) "Kaghelo" and other products equipped with route generation algorithms. Conducting research projects in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand for the deployment of transport robot management systems for factories and warehouses.

• CAST CorporationA Kumamoto University-approved venture that aims to solve problems in the manufacturing industry under the philosophy of "Sensors everywhere. Developing a remote monitoring system for pipe wall thinning using "sol-gel composite piezoelectric device" technology. Conducted a research project in Malaysia and Indonesia to develop a piping wall thinning monitoring technology that contributes to industrial maintenance DX.

• Tenchijin Inc.: A JAXA-certified venture that visualizes invisible risks and values on the ground by integrating space big data and AI analysis technology. Its core business is "Tenchijin Compass Space Waterworks Bureau," a waterworks DX solution that supports the realization of sustainable waterworks projects by utilizing satellite data and AI. Conducting research projects in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam to introduce aerospace xDX products for water supply and sewage systems.

• Focus Systems Co.A leading IT company that develops public related systems for social infrastructure such as social insurance, medical care, air traffic control, and so on. In the Philippines, there are issues of child safety and the number of teachers is insufficient for the number of children, so each teacher has to be in charge of many students. This will help to improve DX in the educational field and ensure the safety of students.

Audience registration is now open.

In addition to this program, the conference will offer a program of discussions with researchers, ventures, and companies from a variety of perspectives.

Details,Global Bridge Conference 2025Please refer to our website. We look forward to welcoming visitors from large and medium-sized companies, start-ups, government and local governments.